Talks with Martinez broke down because we don't want to pay Swansea the compensation they're asking, which is ~£2m.

Our board are tight fucks, and if we spend £3m more than we bring in through sales, I'm be shocked. Balance sheets mean more than footballing success to our board, and the unwillingness to spend a couple of million in the January window cost us the league title (and 4IAR), along with a guaranteed £10m Champions League revenue.

And with the new-format seeding system and drop-out system to the Europa League, it's probably about 35-65 against us as to whether or not we make the Champions League next season. And it's all our own fault.